Friday, 7 October 2011

Count Down To Akwaaba 2011

The one and the most popular travel market where the world meet Africa and Africans meet the world is the annual Akwaaba Travel Market expo in Nigeria.

The world, especially travel and tourism industries, will once again this month starting from 19th to 21st October converge in Lagos, Nigeria for this year’s AKWAABA African Travel Market expo.

The only international travel expo in West Africa, Akwaaba Travel Market, in its 7th year of bringing the world together to meet in West Africa continues to register a large number of foreign, local and international participants.

Zimbabwe, Chad and Namibia will be first timers at this year’s event along with the re-entry of representatives from USA. Leading international hotel chains from all over Africa will attend this year only international fair in West Africa.

The travel market expo is not a new market to travel and tourism industry in the Gambia as Gambia Tourism Authority (GTA) once received the Tourism Marketing Award in West Africa during their 4th edition in 2008

To make the event a more fruitful and successful one as usual, the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents (NANTA) is partnering with the organizers of Akwaaba. NANTA is the biggest travel association in Nigeria and the umbrella body of travel agencies.

The association will bring its members to the event not only as sellers but as buyers as well. As it is well known that travel markets are the lifeblood of travel business Tinuke Nwakohu, NANTA publicity secretary, assured participants of NANTA participation she said “NANTA will participate in Akwaaba as the event provides a local opportunity for players in the travel trade to network and work together as travel markets are the lifeblood of travel business globally.”

However the representative of this big and popular travel market organizer, Ikechi Uko, expressed delight on NANTA partnering with Akwaaba, he said “having NANTA as a partner completes the circle as Akwaaba Travel Market expo events have partnership with global associations. With a credible national group like NANTA, we are excited to tap on their goodwill and expertise.”

Akwaaba African Travel Market is the only international travel expo in West Africa. The Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) as the official travel expo in Nigeria endorsed it in year 2007, and is the only international expo in West Africa listed by UNWTO, a partner event of ATA in the region and the only Member of ITTFA in West Africa. AfTM seeks to make traveling a pleasurably seamless experience in Africa.

The Daily Observer

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